2nd week: We continue a call for Madikizela to step down as MEC for Human Settlements

19 04 2011

Tomorrow: 19th April 2011
Time: 10: am till 12:00
Place: Cape Town
Start point: Keizerngracht street, Cape Town (next to CPUT) (10: am)

Tomorrow the 19th April the call for Madikizela MEC for human settlement to step down as MEC continues, this follows a failure from him and his office to sign an undertaking that he will not ever again demolish people’s structure or evict people within the Western Cape province without any order from the court.

This call by Abahlali baseMjondolo follows number of illegal evictions and demolitions carried by the provincial human settlement department, led by Madikizela. Read the rest of this entry »


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Media: Granny (81) living in fear

9 02 2011

Jan 28, 2011 | By Michael Nkalane | Sowetan

AN 81-year-old Cape Town woman says she lives in fear of her own daughter, who allegedly stole her ID book to open accounts at stores

A visibly scared Nompoto Mbeki of Gugulethu said her daughter Miseka Mgwayi, 42, “has been abusing me for the past 19 years” – since Mbeki divorced her husband in 1992.

After the divorce, Mgwayi immediately had a set of keys to Mbeki’s house cut for herself.  Shortly afterwards Mgwayi started shouting at her mother all the time, allegedly telling her that she (Mgwayi) was the new owner of the house.  And now, Mbeki says, her daughter has opened an account at a furniture store in her name after allegedly stealing her ID book. Read the rest of this entry »


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Four evictions yesterday in Gugulethu with promises of more to come

29 09 2010
Gugulethu Backyarders Press Release
29 September 2010

The Gugulethu community experienced four major evictions yesterday and, according to the presiding Sheriff of the Court, there are many more evictions to come.

As of yesterday evening, three out of the four evictions have been reversed by community members with the support of anti-eviction activists. But the events are a wake up call to us – we need to unite and be on alert if we are going to be able to prevent further evictions in our neighbourhoods. Read the rest of this entry »


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Telling the world that neither this City nor the World Cup works for us!

25 03 2010
25 March 2010
Anti-Eviction Campaign Press Release

The poor in South Africa have mandated their leaders from social movements like the Anti-Eviction Campaign, Abahlali baseMjondolo, the Landless People’s Movement, Sikhula Sonke, the Anti-Privatisation Forum, etc, to speak about issues that are relevant to poor people. The poor have not mandated us to support political parties and their elite agendas.

The poor who make up our rank and file members of our movements want us to tell the world that in South Africa the poor are treated like terrorists and criminals. Our members are intimidated, harassed, arrested, and tortured every single day. And we are tired of being treated as second-class citizens.

As part of our effort to tell the world about our struggle, two Anti-Eviction Campaign members will be embarking on a trip to Germany, Scotland and Switzerland at the invitation of activists from those countries. Read the rest of this entry »


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Anti-eviction campaign slams Gugulethu mall for empty promises

2 12 2009

Themba Boyi | EyewitnessNews | 2 December 2009

The Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign on Tuesday claimed that employment issues at the new Gugulethu Square Mall were being politicised by managers there.

It claimed that residents were told to hand over their CVs to ward councillors if they wanted to be considered for jobs. Read the rest of this entry »


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Radio: Local Gugulethu Residents Wants the Jobs at New Mall in Their Area

1 12 2009

Monday, 30 November 2009 21:58

The Gugulethu Anti-Eviction Campaign will again be protesting against the management of the new Gugulethu Square Mall. Two weeks ago, the community handed over a memorandum to the manager of the Gugulethu Mall, with a promise by the manager to respond after she’d read it. The community who had not received any response to date, now says they are now no longer demanding that 80% of the jobs at the mall be given to residents of Gugulethu, but that all of the jobs are given to the local Gugulethu residents.

The further demands from the community includes the removal of the councilors and development forum from the job allocation process and that the police must refrain from using violence against them when protesting peacefully.

Click here to listen to a radio clip of the community’s Mcendisi Twalo


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The mass protests continue tomorrow at Gugulethu Square Mall

30 11 2009

Gugulethu Anti-Eviction Press Release

Protest: March to Gugulethu Mall to protest corrupt and anti-local job application process
Time and date: 09h00 on 1 December 2009
Venue: Assembly at Kwezi Hall. March to front of Gugulethu Mall on NY1

Contacts: Malibongwe @ 074-639-9551, Nomvuyo @ 082-687-8533, Mncedisi @ 078-580-8646, Sipho @ 078-589-7000

Tomorrow, the Gugulethu Anti-Eviction Campaign will again be protesting against the management of the new Gugulethu Square Mall. Despite efforts by the police to stop us from protesting citing 2010 events, the City of Cape Town has declared this to be a legal march.

When we marched two weeks ago, we handed over a memorandum to the manager of the Gugulethu Mall – Azania Landingwe. She told us that she would read the memorandum and respond within a week. However, to this day, we have received no response from the manager. Read the rest of this entry »


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Media: Protesters give ultimatum to mall management

9 11 2009

November 06, 2009 Edition 2
THANDANANI MHLANGA – Cape Argus

A GROUP of Gugulethu residents resumed their protest against the township’s new mall this morning, saying that management had 10 days in which to respond to their grievances or they would boycott the centre and continue protesting. Read the rest of this entry »


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Media: Protestors march to Gugulethu Square

7 11 2009

By Khanyisa Tabata – Bush Radio
06 November 2009

See also this voice clip from Radio 786

A small group of protesters in Gugulethu called on the public to boycott the new mall that has been constructed in the area. Read the rest of this entry »


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Gugulethu residents to march tomorrow against corruption at new Gugulethu Mall

5 11 2009

Gugulethu Anti-Eviction Campaing Press Alert
05 November 2009

Gugulethu Anti-Eviction Campaign will be protesting at the new Gugulethu Square Mall tomorrow morning at 08h00am.

Residents are angry that most of the jobs at the mall are going to people who do not reside in Gugulethu.  Despite Mzoli’s assurances, very few of the jobs are going to locals.  Since the mall is being build on land that should rightfully be owned by the Gugulethu community, it is only fair that residents benefit from development happening on their land. Read the rest of this entry »


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